In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a simple traditional countdown animation in 5 slides (I normally call it a Slide By Slide animation). This is achievable in a single slide (Stacking animation), but to reduce the difficulty, I will show you a simple one which can be editable easily at a later time.

Next, we will move on to the exit effect. Click on the circle, then hold down the Shift key on your keyboard and click on the “5”. This will select both the circle and letter. You can also hold down Ctrl and press A to select all alternatively.

Click on Add Effect > Exit > Fade. You will now see two exit animations added to the Custom Animation list.

Click on the first exit effect, where the Start: is showing “On Click”. Change the Start: “On Click” to “After Previous”, Speed: “Medium” to “Very Fast”.

Click on the second exit effect in the Custom Animation. Change the Speed: “Medium” to “Very Fast’.